• The 550s decade ran from January 1, 550, to December 31, 559. Emperor Justinian I appoints Bessas commander (magister militum) of Armenia, and entrusts...
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  • Centuries 7th century BC 6th century BC 5th century BC Decades 570s BC 560s BC 550s BC 540s BC 530s BC Years 559 BC 558 BC 557 BC 556 BC 555 BC 554 BC 553 BC...
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  • Acropolis of Athens and declares himself tyrant. He is deposed in the same year. 550s BC: Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. 559 BC: King Cambyses...
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    car produced by Porsche from 1953 until 1956. In that time only 90 Porsche 550s were produced, and they quickly established dominance in the 1.1- and 1.5-...
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    Achaemenid Empire (category 550s BC)
    132 BC–224 AD Indo-Parthian Kingdom 19 AD–224/5 Paratarajas 125–300 Sasanian Empire 224–651 Zarmihrids 6th century–785 Qarinvandids 550s–11th century...
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    132 BC–224 AD Indo-Parthian Kingdom 19 AD–224/5 Paratarajas 125–300 Sasanian Empire 224–651 Zarmihrids 6th century–785 Qarinvandids 550s–11th century...
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    two R.550s were fired by SAAF Major Rankin and one of them damaged the FAPLA MiG-21. The limited performance envelope of early generation R.550s led South...
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  • 500 (number) (section 550s)
    Look up five hundred in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 500 (five hundred) is the natural number following 499 and preceding 501. 500 = 22 × 53. It is...
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    that ruled in parts of Tabaristan (Mazandaran) in northern Iran from the 550s until the 11th-century. They considered themselves as the inheritors of the...
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    formed an empire at the beginning of the 7th century BC that lasted until the 550s BC, played a determining role in the fall of the Assyrian Empire and competed...
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